The identification of something is the recognition that it exists, is important, or is true.
Early identification of a disease can prevent death and illness. [+ of]
Their work includes the identification of genes which govern the growth rate andfertility.
There should be some identification of goals, and how far these have been achieved.
Synonyms: discovery, recognition, determining, establishment More Synonyms of identification
2. variable noun
Your identification of a particular person or thing is your ability to name them because you know them or recognize them.
He's made a formal identification of the body. [+ of]
...the Hamlyn identification guide to wild flowers of Britain.
Synonyms: recognition, naming, labelling, distinguishing More Synonyms of identification
3. uncountable noun
If someone asks you for some identification, they want to see something such as a driving licence, which proves who you are.
The woman who was on passport control asked me if I had any further identification.
4. variable noun
The identificationof one person or thing with another is the close association of one with the other.
Throughout the Balkans, there is a close identification of nationhood with language.
...the identification of Spain with Catholicism. [+ of/with]
Synonyms: connection, relationship, link, association More Synonyms of identification
5. uncountable noun
Identification with someone or something is the feeling of sympathy and support for them.
I need your full, emotional identification with the problem and with me.
Marilyn had an intense identification with animals. [+ with]
Synonyms: understanding, relationship, involvement, unity More Synonyms of identification
More Synonyms of identification
identification in British English
(aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act of identifying or the state of being identified
2.
a.
something that identifies a person or thing
b.
(as modifier)
an identification card
3. psychology
a.
the process of recognizing specific objects as the result of remembering
b.
the process by which one incorporates aspects of another person's personality
See also empathy
c.
the transferring of a response from one situation to another because the two bear similar features
See also generalization (sense 3)
identification in American English
(aɪˌdɛntəfɪˈkeɪʃən)
noun
1.
an identifying or being identified
2.
anything by which a person or thing can be identified
a driver's license is accepted as identification
3. Psychoanalysis
a mainly unconscious process by which a person formulates a mental image of another person and then thinks, feels, and acts in a way which resembles this image
Word origin
Fr
COBUILD Collocations
identification
formal identification
Examples of 'identification' in a sentence
identification
Although formal identification has not been undertaken we have informed his family.
The Sun (2016)
The country's courts do not allow full identification of anyone involved in trials.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
North Wales Police last night issued a public warning over the identification of the woman.
The Sun (2016)
Sure, there are no photos or names, just an identification number.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But there is an irony in the identification of his body.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The formal identification process is under way.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The only thing that was the same was the vehicle identification number.
Christianity Today (2000)
The basic problem was one of identification.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
There is also a problem of identification.
Cohen, Julian & Kay, James Taking Drugs Seriously (1994)
He held up his military identification card and dog tags to the camera to confirm his identity.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The victim had not been named last night as police were awaiting formal identification.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
One group stopped us and asked to see our identification documents.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The human remains found in the barn were so badly burnt that no formal identification was possible.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Cyclists should have an identification number and pay towards the huge costs of cycle lanes and other cycling infrastructure.
The Sun (2015)
We first take a look at learning and then consider the identification of training needs and the formulation of learning objectives.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
Their identification cards had been removed.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There is an identification between the woman and the earth, both restless in sleep.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One of the outcomes was the need for African centres of excellence in disease diagnosis and identification.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Full identification is expected to take at least 12 months.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He realized fingerprints could solve the problem of identification that so troubled the British legal system.
Colin Beavan FINGERPRINTS: Murder and the Race to Uncover the Science of Identity (2002)
DNA sampling before burial at sea may be made compulsory to simplify identification if the body is washed ashore.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In the Middle Ages bones were moved around and this makes definitive identification difficult.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The gentlemen - a generous description - did not need any further identification in our carriage.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He had dragged himself back from his work to make that first identification from photographs, viewed on a policeman's laptop.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What possible difference to any current opinions on the king, whether good or bad, could the identification of his body make?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Police said that the coroner would make a formal identification of both bodies using DNA, though this is expectedto take weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
identification
British English: identification /aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ NOUN
When someone asks you for identification, they are asking to see something such as a passport which proves who you are.
The police asked him to show some identification.
American English: identification
Arabic: تـَحْقِيقُ الشَّخْصِيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: identificação
Chinese: 辨认
Croatian: identifikacija
Czech: identifikace
Danish: identifikation
Dutch: identificatie
European Spanish: identificación
Finnish: tunnistus
French: identification
German: Identifizierung
Greek: προσδιορισμός ταυτότητας
Italian: identificazione
Japanese: 身分証明
Korean: 확인
Norwegian: identifisering
Polish: identyfikacja
European Portuguese: identificação
Romanian: identificare
Russian: идентификация
Latin American Spanish: identificación
Swedish: identifikation
Thai: การแสดงตัว
Turkish: kimlik
Ukrainian: посвідчення особи
Vietnamese: sự nhận dạng
All related terms of 'identification'
identification tag
a tag attached to something or someone in order to identify them
formal identification
Your identification of a particular person or thing is your ability to name them because you know them or recognize them.
identification card
a card giving identifying data about a person, as full name, address , age, and color of hair and eyes, and often containing a photograph : for use as identification at a place of employment , school, club , etc
identification mark
any sign or other indication that serves to identify someone or something
identification papers
documents that serve to establish someone's identity
identification parade
a group of persons including one suspected of having committed a crime assembled for the purpose of discovering whether a witness can identify the suspect
self-identification
the identification of oneself with another person or thing
personal identification number
a secret number that can be used with a bank card to withdraw money from a cash machine
ID badge
a badge that serves to identify the person wearing it
RFID tag
RFID tags are barcodes that make use of radio waves to send information tracking individual products at every stage, from delivery to stockroom to checkout , in a networked system.
ISIN
An ISIN is a unique code that identifies a security.
Chinese translation of 'identification'
identification
(aɪdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
n(u)
(= pinpointing) 识(識)别(別) (shíbié)
(of person, dead body, disease) 确(確)认(認) (quèrèn)
(= proof of identity) 身份证(證)明 (shēnfèn zhèngmíng)
(= association) 关(關)联(聯) (guānlián)
(= empathy) 息息相通感 (xī xī xiāng tōng gǎn)
ID
n abbr
(= identification) 身份证(證)明 (shēnfèn zhèngmíng)
do you have any ID?你有证(證)件吗(嗎)？ (nǐ yǒu zhèngjiàn ma ?)
1 (noun)
Identification of the plant species will help their research.
Synonyms
discovery
the discovery of a cache of letters written from South America
recognition
He searched for a sign of recognition on her face.
determining
establishment
diagnosis
Diagnosis of this disease can be very difficult.
confirmation
detection
the early detection of cancer
divination
2 (noun)
Officials are awaiting positive identification before proceeding.
Synonyms
recognition
naming
labelling
distinguishing
cataloguing
classifying
confirmation
pinpointing
establishment of identity
3 (noun)
There is a close identification of nationhood with language.
Synonyms
connection
There is no evidence of any connection between the two events.
relationship
Money problems place great stress on close family relationships.
link
They hope to cement close links with Moscow.
association
The association between the two companies stretches back 30 years.
tie
She had family ties in France.
partnership
the partnership between Germany's banks and its businesses
affinity
The two plots share certain obvious affinities.
familiarity
interconnection
interrelation
4 (noun)
She had an intense identification with animals.
Synonyms
understanding
We would like to thank them for their patience and understanding.
relationship
involvement
He has always felt a deep involvement with animals.
unity
sympathy
We expressed our sympathy for her loss.
empathy
the king's empathy with the suffering of his people
rapport
He said he wanted to establish a rapport with them.
fellow feeling
There is genuine fellow feeling for the victims.
5 (noun)
I'll need to see some identification.
Synonyms
ID
I showed my ID to the man.
papers
credentials
licence
warrant
identity card
proof of identity
photocard
letters of introduction
electronic signature
Additional synonyms
in the sense of affinity
Definition
a close similarity in appearance, structure, or quality
The two plots share certain obvious affinities.
Synonyms
similarity,
relationship,
relation,
connection,
alliance,
correspondence,
analogy,
resemblance,
closeness,
likeness,
compatibility,
kinship
in the sense of association
Definition
friendship
The association between the two companies stretches back 30 years.
Synonyms
friendship,
relationship,
link,
tie,
relations,
bond,
connection,
partnership,
attachment,
intimacy,
liaison,
fellowship,
affinity,
familiarity,
affiliation,
companionship,
comradeship,
fraternization
in the sense of detection
Definition
the act of noticing, discovering, or sensing something